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Chapter 41 Prepare to dig a pit

If you want to talk about the most prosperous restaurant in Cizhou City, you must be drunk in the East.

The restaurant has three floors in total. The decoration is not about carved beams and painted buildings, but it is at least bright and atmospheric. The first floor is the hall, which is full of scattered seats. Not only are the food delicious, but it is rich and frugal, but also shows such as storytelling and opera to make it liven up.

The second floor is full of private rooms, and the decoration inside is... I don't know. After all, you can see the hall at a glance from the outside, but He Jin has never been to the private rooms on the second floor.

Today, he was bruised and swollen, looking at the signboard of Zui Dongfang, and his mood suddenly became better. Even the pain of being beaten by my mother last night seemed to relieve it: Well, we are now rich, and we can afford this big restaurant...

He stepped into the hall and ordered to Xiaoer with a bold attitude: "Come to a private room and cook some special dishes. Not only should it be delicious, but it should also be high-end, elegant and upscale, which can scare people!"

After saying that, he gave me a piece of treasure money from Baiwen, and immediately made me smile: "He Guanren is really a cultural person. I'll make some...well, high-end, elegant and high-end wine and food!"

When he arrived at the second floor, He Jin realized that the Zui Dongfang Restaurant was indeed extraordinary.

First of all, the sound insulation issue he paid the most attention to, Zui Dongfang boss had long considered it, and it was absolutely safe and secret. Secondly, the decoration was not so popular, but instead hung pictures of pine plum ladies and inscriptions by literati and poets. Even the waiter asked diligently whether he needed a singer to accompany him to drink...

The 14-year-old boy's body, of course, wanted to taste the warm and soft jade. But after thinking about the person he was going to meet today, he could only helplessly say: "Let's forget it."

After a while, the door of the room was knocked, and He Jin immediately looked happy and said, "No, I have grown up, everyone knows to knock on the door... Come in, Lai Saner!"

The door of the room was pushed open, and Comrade Lai Saner is much more expensive now compared to her dilapidated and shabby appearance before.

He was wearing a smooth fur and the eight-treasure hat he wore showed a rich look. What is even more commendable is that the once charming and disgusting pink flower finally disappeared.

He Jin looked up and down, couldn't help but feel satisfied, and said, "Okay, Lai Saner. As expected, money is the best cosmetic for men. Although this cold winter month, Lai Daren is proud of his horse's hooves..."

When Lai Saner heard this, he immediately saluted He Jin respectfully, and replied shyly: "Don't spend the fun of villains. Could it be that with the support of the little official, how can you be so decent?"

"Well, Shicheng'er still doesn't forget his roots." After pouring two glasses of wine and clinking glasses with Lai Saner, He Jin continued to say: "Especially these days, I know that after you have money, you didn't spend half of your money to go to Fireworks and Willows, but went to make friends with those green-skinned bachelors, idle men and evil people... It seems that I didn't find the wrong person."

At this moment, Lai Saner looked at the simple but not simple decoration of the private room and the expensive dishes in front of her. She couldn't help but feel a little frightened and said uneasy: "The villain is a dilapidated house, and it is recommended by the little officials to get what they are today... But the little officials spent so much money just to let the villain do that for you?"

He Jin did not answer, but waved his hand and asked, "Then have you done it?"

"nature!"

Finally being able to show some of his own value, Lai Saner immediately wanted to tell the result. However, He Jin was not in a hurry at all, but picked up the chopsticks and signaled to eat and chat.

He chewed slowly, but Lai Saner was a little uneasy and couldn't help but say, "Little official, I think the stall you asked me to find is the most suitable one for Widow Liu at the end of the street in front of the yamen."

"Widow Liu?" He Jin's expression suddenly moved, because his family was not far away from Widow Liu. He had also heard about Liu Mei'e.

The man in Liu Mei'e's family is a military household. She was sent to the Yansui front three years ago and never came back, leaving two children hungry for feeding.

Fortunately, Liu Mei'e also has the skill of making osmanthus duck. After her husband died, she got up early and went to bed late to buy ducks, killed ducks, fryed and steamed, and then sold them to sell them, and supported a home alone.

Her osmanthus duck uses enough materials and has good craftsmanship, so it will naturally be fragrant. It has become famous for a short time and has repeat customers. Although life is hard and tiring, it can at least continue.

He Jin clearly remembered that during the time when the original owner was stupid, Liu Mei'e kindly gave the original owner money and gave two ducks to the He family.

Of course he cared about such a good neighbor, and couldn't help but ask in a deep voice: "Hu Bugui's dog, actually put the thief's claws on Aunt Mei'e's stall?"

"Not!" Speaking of this, Lai Saner became angry: "Even if we rascals, we all know that it is not easy for Widow Liu to be fooled, at most, we can only cheat people into satisfying their cravings."

"But Hu Bugui's black-hearted ghost, seeing that the stall business is booming, I think he can make a lot of money, but the lion actually asked Widow Liu to pay one tael of silver every month! - Isn't this forced someone to hang himself?"

He Jin's face became even more sinister when he heard this: As a neighbor, he knew that Liu Mei'e actually only earned a little hard-earned money when she bought ducks.

Because Liu Mei'e is sincere and kind, she uses real ingredients and never uses the oil for fried ducks back and forth. The spices are very expensive, and some of the ingredients can only be bought from the pharmacy shop. The things in the pharmacy shop are calculated based on how many taels and how many dollars...

A duck can only earn a few cents after all - it will take one or two taels of silver this month, which is indeed sucking someone's blood!

"No wonder Aunt Mei'e's business is so good, her food and clothing are still so poor. It turns out that it is Hu Bugui, who is extorting behind her back!" He Jin stopped eating now, and his fingers gently knocked on the table, and his tone began to become cold: "It's better to have a short pain than long pain. Aunt Mei'e has been suffering for three years, and she can't continue to suffer like this."

After saying that, he continued to ask Lai Saner: "Have you found the other person you asked you to find?"

"I found it too!" Although I didn't know what He Jin was going to do, Lai Saner replied quickly: "That person is from a foreign country and a dilapidated house, but he is ruthless and can even beat him. The most important thing is that he doesn't talk much and can hold back his troubles in his heart. It is most suitable for the requirements of the young officials."

"Then your relationship?"

"Don't worry, little official." Lai Saner was confident about this question and said, "I have drunk three times with him and have made friends with him. I know that he also wants to make a name for himself. In particular, the little official promised to give twenty taels of silver afterwards, and he was already very willing."

"Okay!" He Jin nodded and made up his mind, "Just do what I told you. Remember, things should be less informed and more secretive. After doing this, I will make you a true number one in Yaqian Street!"

Lai Saner immediately raised her neck and drank a glass of wine, with a firm expression on her face, and she bowed to the ground and promised: "Don't worry, little official, this is the first thing you have told me. The villain must do it well even if he tries his life!"

He Jin nodded, looked at the sky outside, then helped Lai Saner up and said, "Okay, the time is almost over, you should make arrangements too."

After saying that, Lai Saner left respectfully with He Jin's wave.

He Jin stayed for a while and confirmed that Lai Saner had left, he asked the waiter to pack the food and walk to Liu Mei'e's stall.

Before the people arrived, I saw a bunch of people buying ducks around Aunt Mei'e's stall.

Aunt Mei'e is not really old, she is only twenty-eight or nine years old, and she is very beautiful and handsome. She is tired but enthusiastically selling ducks. She is surrounded by two children, one boy and one girl, one eleven, and the other is only six years old. They are all helping with sensibleness.

"Hutou, Erya, come here..." After a while of busyness, He Jin greeted the two children with the food and said, "You have something delicious tonight. This is the food in Zuidongfang Restaurant. Although it is a bit cold, it will definitely be delicious if it is hot."

Not to mention that this is leftover... The poor people in the Ming Dynasty really don’t pay attention to this, and they can’t afford it.

Hutou and Erya were immediately cheerful, but Aunt Mei'e was a little restrained: "Brother Jin... No, why did you bother you again? We poor and bastards can't keep their mouths tricked."

"Aunt Mei'e, what you said is wrong."

After stuffing the food to Hutou, He Jin smiled and said, "After ten days ago, I was still a fool. Why did you give me a duck to eat? Even a fool can eat osmanthus duck. Why can't Hutou and Erya eat some good food?"

Liu Mei'e couldn't tell He Jin, so she could only glar at her child: "Why don't you thank Brother Jin?"

Hutou and Erya had been hungry for a long time, and their mouths were filled with food, but they still said vaguely: "Thank you, Brother Jin."

"Well, that's right. What's the point of being a magistrate of the Han Dynasty? This is the name of a county magistrate and subordinate of the Han Dynasty. I didn't expect that it has become a good word for complimenting officials... Our neighbors also called this, but they were separated." He Jin patted Erya's head, nodded to Hutou, and then waved his hand to say goodbye to Aunt Mei'e.

But he didn't go home directly, but walked to an alley at the door and secretly observed the stall here: "Aunt Mei'e, I'm sorry... But I promise, your bitterness will not be in vain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two Zao Li in constable suits walking towards Liu Mei'e's stall under the sunset.

As soon as he saw the two, Liu Mei'e's face became sad. The two children around her also showed fearful but hatred eyes...
Chapter completed!
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